dark hours - interesting. and yes. i mean that in the passive agressive not so much kind of way.

living death - kristy swanson's best work since buffy. that's not saying much.

shallow ground - i'm not sure what happened here. naked killer boy with oozing blood and bodily fluid that infects everyone it touches. ew. and yeah, not so much.

eden lake - brutal. upsetting. glad i watched it in broad daylight.

it - not sure what possessed me. i am terrified of clowns and pennywise is terrifying. like every other stephen king though the ending completely craps out and takes the terror away.*

drive thru - another clown movie. and unlike it, the clown isn't at all scary AND the movie was totally satisfying.

dorm of the dead - what can i say about this movie? well, i'm fairly certain that everyone on a porn set decided they were bored with porn and wanted to try their hand at gore. bad acting. bad sets. bad clothes. bad sound. bad editing. bad sex. bad bad bad.

when a stranger calls - how have i not seen this? carol kane in a horror movie? thumbs up.

arang - same old asian formula. long inky black haired ghost, atmospheric tension, water. i enjoyed it though - it was amazing to look at.

return to sleepaway camp - ridiculous. kind of fun. and a boom mic oops toward the end. who can ask for anything more?

we went to see where the wild things are tonight. it was incredibly beautiful and dark and complicated. its definitely not suitable for all kids to see. there were some things that were rough to process as an adult so i can't really imagine how kids would handle it. i'm actually still processing. overall though, thumbs up.

haunting of winchester house - craptacular beginning to my month of horror movie. the bar has been set. low.

dark ride - a repeat but well worth watching.*

perkins 14 - brutal, creep and not great.

rest stop - same as 3.

wrong turn 2 - on the downside: gross. wrong. on the upside: henry rollins' neck and lots of great henry rollins ranting!

dawn of the dead (remake) - i own this and have seen it a bunch. its a winner despite the fast zombies.*

tokyo zombies - netflix recommended this (i think) based on my viewing both anime and zombie movies. it was amusing (in parts) and really wrong (the rest of the time.) i can't really say i enjoyed it but i also didn't hate it.

killer movie - delightfully bloody fun.

zombie diary - didn't even finish it. been there, done that. we get it, humans are
sometimes worse than zombies. make your point in a less horrible and
boring way and i'll watch.

an aside: kateri asked how many movies i watch during october end up being movies i'd actually watch again. i'd say a week's worth. so, its october 5 and i've already watched one new one worth watching again.

this morning i watched the deaths of ian stone. it had arrived from netflix on friday and i hadn't opened the envelope. i actually think it was one of my favorite horror movies that i watched this month.

i'm done for awhile. i don't think my brain can take anymore blood and guts, murder and dismemberment.

after much ado shawn & i finally went to see diary of the dead. giddiness ensued. seriously. i squealed more than once while clapping wildly. it was too much fun for words. without being silly. it was heavy in many parts - i don't want to lie. and bloody. and there was a zombie clown. but there was also a KICK ASS amish dude named samuel. and some really sweet politcal jabs. it was so good i didn't even care that i got a parking ticket.

january and all its illness did afford me the time to catch up on movies. here's the rundown:

evening

paprika

the namesake

paris j'taime

ratatouille

fay grim

sunshine

suburban girl

smiley face

the bourne ultimatum

live free & die hard

once

ocean's 13

mr. brooks

alpha dog

music & lyrics

license to wed

the ten

driving lessons

mr. woodcock

idiocracy

halloween (rob zombie)

wicked little things

waitress

ok, that's a little insane. and i watched all of angel. between the writer's strike and being sick, i guess that's what happens.

my three favorites were once, the namesake and waitress. all three were pretty amazing. i've thought about the namesake almost everyday though. kal penn was remarkable - who knew? and its just such a beautiful story. and well, mira nair rocks my little world. monsoon wedding is definitely in my top 10 of all time.

we went to see the illusionist this afternoon. it was sooooo good. i haven't watched a movie that was so visually inspiring since amelie. so good. and edward norton was soooo dreamy. and rufus sewell, who i normally would trade shawn in for, not so much. the most ridiculous stache i've ever seen. but nevermind the facial hair, it was a beautiful love story, gorgeously made. go now. seriously.

too bad my to do list was as long as my arm and i couldn't work on art.

about shana

shana is a wearer of knee socks, lover of pie, horror movies and shiny things. she writes about horror and other things, makes pie and shiny things in portland, oregon, where she lives with her husband, shawn (aka shampton). she is the vintage jewelry and yoyo obsessed woman behind the cookoorikoo curtain. email me at cookoorikoo@gmail.com.